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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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